Monastyryshche

Monastyryshche
Монастирище
House of Culture (former catholic church)
Monastyryshche
Location of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi
Monastyryshche
Monastyryshche (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°59′24″N 29°48′04″E / 48.99000°N 29.80111°E / 48.99000; 29.80111
Country Ukraine
OblastCherkasy Oblast
RaionUman Raion
HromadaMonastyryshche urban hromada
First mentioned1622
City status1985
Government
  MayorOleksandr Tyshchenko
Area
  Total
551 km2 (213 sq mi)
Elevation
242 m (794 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
8,851
  Density163/km2 (420/sq mi)
Postal code
19100 — 19109
Area code+380-4746
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20120618172340/http://mon.ck.ua/

Monastyryshche (Ukrainian: Монастирище, [monɐstɪˈrɪʃtʃe]) is a city in Uman Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Monastyryshche urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 8,338 (2022 estimate).

Until 18 July 2020, Monastyryshche served as an administrative center of Monastyryshche Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four. The area of Monastyryshche Raion was merged into Uman Raion.